Eating‚ Substance Abuse‚ Sex/Gender/Sexual and Personality Disorders Lori Cooper Psy410 September 26‚ 2011 Annette Edwards Eating‚ Substance Abuse‚ Sex/Gender/Sexual and Personality Disorders The disorders being described within this paper all have their own classifications and are quite known in modern society. Some are more popular than others‚ while some are not talked about much. As with any disorder‚ there can be serious consequences and help should be called upon immediately if the
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The question being asked is whether or not there is an age where children become susceptible to sociocultural stereotypes. The background research looked at literature that discusses the process of social identification and acquisition of stereotypes. It suggests potential stages at which self-relevant stereotypes might affect children. The methods were developed by using eighty one Asian-American girls and seventy Asian-American boys from the Boston area. They were recruited by local Chinese‚ Korean
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Sociocultural Tradition According to Theorizing Communication‚ "Society would be impossible without communication… communication would be impossible without or severely limited in the absence of shared patterns of action and meaning that enable mutual understanding- that is‚ in the absence of society and a common culture…. sociocultural approaches range across fundamentally different theoretical styles" (Craig‚ Muller 2007). The main idea of the sociocultural tradition is communication produces
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Alex Barbour Mary Crocker Cook Abnormal Psychology The effects of substance abuse on Dissociative Identity Disorder “For a variety of reasons there has been little dialogue among the disciplines that study patients with trauma and those that study and treat substance abuse. Little systematic investigation exists on the treatment of DID in general‚ and substance abuse in DID in particular” (1). Dissociative Identity Disorder is defined in Essentials of Abnormal Psychology as “a disorder
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EFFECTS OF DRUG ABUSE ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE INTRODUCTION Drugs are chemical substances either synthetic or natural when taken that alter the normal physiological functioning of the body. Drug abuse relates to excessive use of psychotropic substances resulting to changes in behavior and normal functioning of the body. This paper looks into the effects of drug abuse (on academic performance)‚ the common drugs abused and ways and means of mitigating the same. It also looks into the common
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Compare and Contrast two Models to Explain Substance Use‚ Abuse and Addiction. Use‚ as the term infers is any use of a drug. The majority of people use a form of drug in one way or another‚ ranging from the use of prescribed medication over the counter‚ to alcohol‚ tobacco‚ caffeine or illicit drugs such as cannabis‚ or amphetamines. In reference to use‚ abuse and addiction two models will be addressed as a way to explain this epidemic. Exploring the disease model‚ from the 1930’s post-Prohibition
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The comparison of sociocultural theory to Piaget’s developmental model Any new theory of human development requires analysis; how it goes about testing its concepts and how it compares with other contemporary theories within the same field. Conforming to these requirements allow the merits‚ place and role of the theory being analysed to become much clearer. Furthermore‚ this approach can sometimes throw further light on previously analysed theory and often provide a deeper understanding of it
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families and communities are free from victimisation‚ exploitation and abuse because it is written in the UNCRC (United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child) which the UK signed in 1991. This states in Article 19 that the Government must take all appropriate action to protect a child from all forms of physical or mental violence‚ injury or abuse‚ neglect or negligent treatment‚ maltreatment or exploitation‚ including sexual abuse‚ while in the care
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Running head: CASE STUDY ABOUT COPROPHILIA AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE Exploration in to a possible linkage between coprophilia and substance abuse. Micael Johansson Pierce College Abstract This case study attempts to explore the correlation between coprophilia and substance abuse. The research seeks to determine the cause‚ effect‚ and treatment options for persons diagnosed with co-occurring disorders involving a paraphilia and substance abuse. The research is based on several interviews over a period
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When I get older I want to be a substance abuse counselor. Substance abuse counselors are important because if you or someone you know is addicted to something they can get help from someone in this field. I think I would be a good person for this kind of job. All my life I have been around substance abusers and I myself was once a substance abuser. A substance abuser is someone who is prescribed something but instead of taking it when needed they abuse it and take it whenever they want to‚ usually
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